The big three and me
By: Billy Casper with James W. Parkinson and Lee Benson ; [foreword by Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player]
Contributors: Benson, Lee, 1948-; Parkinson, James W., 1949-; Palmer, Arnold, 1929-2016; Nicklaus, Jack; Player, Gary
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Genesis Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Columbus, MS
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9781585716289
Subjects: Golfers; Biography; Golf; History
Description: "Billy Casper had a higher winning percentage than Arnold Palmer, he won twice as many times on the PGA Tour as Gary Player, and during his career he finished in the top twenty-five more consistently than Jack Nicklaus. And yet, when golf historians write about the legends of the game, with special attention paid to the above-listed 'Big Three, ' his name is often left out of the discussion, or is at best an afterthought. In this fascinating autobiography, Casper tells his life story, shining candid insight into the man who quietly collected fifty-one PGA Tour victories, the seventh highest total in history."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1; title: Olympic -- 23 -- Chapter 2; title: Comeback -- 37 -- Chapter 3; title: Pasture Golf -- 51 -- Chapter 4; title: Homecoming -- 63 -- Chapter 5; title: Shirley -- 77 -- Chapter 6; title: Navy Golf -- 89 -- Chapter 7; title: Tour -- 103 -- Chapter 8; title: Breakthrough -- 115 -- Chapter 9; title: Winged Foot -- 131 -- Chapter 10; title: Prosperity -- 143 -- Chapter 11; title: Buffalo Billy -- 161 -- Chapter 12; title: Latter-day Saint -- 173 -- Chapter 13; title: Playoff -- 189 -- Chapter 14; title: Good as it Gets -- 201 -- Chapter 15; title: Augusta -- 217 -- Chapter 16; title: Fifty-one -- 229 -- Chapter 17; title: Mulligans -- 249 -- Chapter 18; title: A Golfer Looks at 80-- 263.